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(DIR) Post #Al9nS9aRe2xeZL9SMK by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-20T11:37:57Z
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Friend talking about being pros/cons of diagnosed with autism as an adult "I still don't see the point. What do I get? Prescribed some pills that make people make sense?"So uh. Just curious. Do those exist?
(DIR) Post #Al9nXDMp18dZk1C0ie by wendigo@metalhead.club
2024-08-20T11:38:51Z
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@futurebird No.
(DIR) Post #Al9nx6ozyZq4yBify4 by mahryekuh@fosstodon.org
2024-08-20T11:43:33Z
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@futurebird They're not, and as long as your job requires you to apply logic most of your day, you'll be even more aware of all the weird people in the world.
(DIR) Post #Al9o1OipMexHe4sVHM by Jennie@pagan.plus
2024-08-20T11:44:17Z
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@futurebird I wish
(DIR) Post #Al9oAqZBD1Qebqs4bA by mensrea@freeradical.zone
2024-08-20T11:46:00Z
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@futurebird pills?no, that's adhd. what it can get you is a frame of reference and something to beat other people on the head with to relieve your stress of them not making sense and then not understanding that they're not making sense
(DIR) Post #Al9oCQW32F9aOW9xK4 by Rhodepvd@romancelandia.club
2024-08-20T11:46:04Z
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@futurebird It can help a lot to understand yourself and your reactions to the world. I did get ear plugs and ear filters for noisy places, and pay more attention to my need to stay away from crowds. It helped with self care. It also helped me feel better because certain things are not ‘my fault’ anymore, they are just the way I’m built.
(DIR) Post #Al9ouvaMscxVUsOrbM by toerror@mastodon.gamedev.place
2024-08-20T11:54:20Z
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@futurebird I suspect the medications that might help some would be of the anti anxiety type, but hey tend to be highly addictive.
(DIR) Post #Al9qEM40l86V4d5oe0 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-20T12:09:05Z
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@VulpineAmethyst Seems like something someone should be working on.
(DIR) Post #Al9qSbr8q94C6hs1JY by kevlopezobrien@mastodon.online
2024-08-20T12:11:34Z
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@futurebird no pills I wager, but understanding of the self is always useful.
(DIR) Post #Al9qj5ofDWL5eyZTLE by dan613@ottawa.place
2024-08-20T12:14:36Z
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@futurebird @VulpineAmethyst I don't see how it would work, though. Can a pill make someone more attuned to social cues? More situationally flexible? So much research would be required in the mechanisms involved.
(DIR) Post #Al9qwNXSdWBWOErMvY by secoiqq@mastodon.social
2024-08-20T12:17:02Z
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@futurebird If they did, we wouldn't have Republicans following trump.
(DIR) Post #Al9xYhT9aCk4vsV9Ae by WhiteCatTamer@mastodon.online
2024-08-20T13:31:10Z
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@futurebird I suppose one pro is you can “prove” your autism to neurotypicals, and perhaps force them to expand their idea of what autism can look like, and through interactions with you, grow more tolerant and accepting, and pass that on to the wider population.So no pill, but there is an injection.And yes, it would be better if NTs believed us, but I’d rather have acceptance of behaviour because through that comes acceptance of professed truth.
(DIR) Post #AlA0cctsoNcdmcZG76 by log@mastodon.sdf.org
2024-08-20T14:05:28Z
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@futurebird Can we... make them exist? It'd have to be an agonist for a specific receptor that NTs have more of than us, right?We already had the guy who snorted aerosolized oxytocin to grant himself one temporary spoon point for going to parties and talking to people. Why can't I chew a gummy to be able to mask perfectly for 15 minutes?
(DIR) Post #AlA4k55smpsp4FzTgO by Jorsh@beige.party
2024-08-20T14:51:38Z
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@futurebird I WISHAllistics are almost indecipherable sometimes. Just say what you mean. And use context. Don't be vague.
(DIR) Post #AlAKEhh3KzwAmXR8LI by testerab@mastodon.me.uk
2024-08-20T17:45:05Z
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@futurebird Who would be taking the pills tho?
(DIR) Post #AlBKbZnx1oKi8MWuBM by thepoliticalcat@mastodon.social
2024-08-21T05:24:07Z
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@futurebird Nothing to do with pills, darlin'. Everything to do with profits. Insurance companies will only pay for things within THEIR definitions of ailments. Most mental health issues are, apparently, outside their purview. I've been diagnosed with all SORTS of bullshit, and, AFAICT, my only problem is an allergy to authority.